Why the study?
Is proteinuria associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease?
Is proteinuria associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease?
Proteinuria is strongly associated with coronary heart disease risk and should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk assessment.
Proteinuria should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk assessment; reinforces meta-analytic support for its prognostic value.
These data confirm a strong and continuous association between proteinuria and subsequent risk of coronary heart disease, and suggest that proteinuria should be incorporated into the assessment of an individual's cardiovascular risk.
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